Anyone know how to enable 3D accel for ATi cards under XFree86? I've read some stuff that suggests that only Nvidia based cards have "true" acceleration. I'm currently using RedHat 7.2 with I think Xfree86 4.1 (or 4.0.1 I can't remember). Any help would be appreciated.

if you're using RedHat 7.2 then I believe the shipped version of Xfree86 is 4.1.0.3, which is current enough.
what ATI chip/card are you using specifically?
either way, you'll probably want to check out dri.sourceforge.net
good luck.

yeah, DRI does come with RedHat 7.2's Xfree, but it might not be as updated as you can get. I don't know for certain. But you can get binaries from sourceforge.net. There are also instructions there on how to get it working. I think it's as simple as tweaking your XF86Config-4 file, but I might be misremembering. Anyhoo, if there is any question as to whether or not it's actually accelerating 3D stuff, just fire up Tuxracer and you'll know within seconds. If you didn't install it originally, it should be on your RedHat CDs in rpm format. I guess that assumes you've got the CDs. If not, I can email the rpm to you, or something.

Thanks for the help guys I've gotten the latest release for DRI, I just haven't had a chance to try it yet. My little munchkin over here likes to take the optical mouse from me so it's hard to get work done until he's asleep.